Skidoos have always seemed cool (pardon the pun), and I got close the first time I went to Cayman, but ended up just getting pulled behind one on a sledge. Finally, this year, my dreams came true with a trip to the Tyroparc near Mont Tremblant an hour or so from Montreal and Quebec City.

We had a couple days skiing in Mont Tremblant (a lovely faux Alpine village with enough ski runs to keep you entertained for a long weekend but perhaps not a whole week), staying at L’Ermitage du Lac Tremblant (LINK), a relaxing luxurious ski hotel overlooked a snow covered lake. The skidoo was a final day surprise organised by my ever considerate wife.

The trip we went on was a couple of hours, guided safari exploring old railway tracks. Riding a skidoo takes some getting used to, it is like riding a quad-bike in a perpetual skid, but we were quickly zipping along through the woods, past frozen lakes and rivers. Anna even had a go, the heated handlebars making her want to drive a little longer than I would have liked!

I would have liked to do a little more adventurous “off-roading” but the tracks were straight and secure enough to allow us to get up a good speed without worrying.

I guess there are still a few things on my “James Bond list”, I really want to have a go in a dune buggy and, whilst the Cayman submarine is an experience, I haven’t yet been in a one man sub!